Bright Eyes, Pixies, Moving Units, Turbonegro, Junior Senior, LCD Soundsystem, Wilco and Pixies will also perform over the two day long event running May 1-2 at the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio, California.

Promoters have been working on putting the fifth instalment of Coachella, for almost a full year but according to partner Paul Tollett, getting Pixies on the bill had been on his personal wish-list for years.

“I can’t put it all on me,” Tollett said of the band’s upcoming reunion. “I wish I could take the credit. Mark Geiger [co-founder of Lollapalooza] . . . he called one day and said, ‘Don’t tell a soul, but do you think you’d be interested in Pixies?’ I’m like ‘Yeah!’ He said, ‘What about the first play of Pixies?’ I’m like, ‘Even better!’ When you’re a festival promoter you dream of moments like that.”

Pixies are scheduled to play just before headliners Radiohead on night one of the event. Following Radiohead, German, experimental stalwarts [a][/a] will perform on the Dance Stage.

Tickets go on sale Valentine’s Day, February 14 and cost $75 for a day ticket or $141 for a weekend pass.